I'm considering replacing Machine Mk3 with Maschine + but have a couple of workflow questions about going from Desktop/controller mode to Standalone mode.
One, is Maschine + functionally identical to Maschine Mk3 in controller mode? Is there anything you can do from the Mk3 hardware that you can't do when using M+ in controller mode?
Second, what happens if you try to load a project from the Desktop software in M+ standalone mode if it contains unsupported plugins? The workflow I'm hoping for would be for it to load, but simply mute the track or otherwise leave the unsupported plugins unloaded, but still leave the project/pattern/group data intact. Then I could continue working on M+ standalone with supported plugins, save my work, then re-transfer the project back to the desktop and have it open with all the plugins/patterns that were unavailable in standalone re-anabled and ready for continued editing, etc. I realize there may be certain file management hassles in having to save and continually transfer back and forth, but I'd at least like for standalone unsupported plugins/data to not be discarded or otherwise trashed when opening or saving in standalone mode.
Thanks for any insight or input.